2160

1936 Air set to 50f green mounted mint, the latter with tone spot & some offset on reverse; plus 50f "Banknote" mounted mint with lightish vertical crease. Cat. £1,350. (7).

£150

2161

1937-64 Collection of covers in an album, most pre-1950, inc. 1937 Expo. cards plus philatelic exhibition souvenirs, Marseille paquebot cancellation on GB 1½d cover, 1938 Pointe de Grave PPC pair, 1946 S.America FFC, 1947 Versailles Congress, 3f Iris bisect, 1949 10f CITEX on special card, covers from the offices of Presidents Coty & De Gaulle etc. (33 items).

£90

2162

1937 PEXIP miniature sheet unmounted mint but with small (natural?) paper flaw. SG. Cat. £190.

£50

2163

1939-45 Collection of definitive issues housed in an album inc. Iris (3 papier japonais strips), Mercury with épreuves of the 10c, 15c, 20c, 25c & 30c, each accompanied by coins datés inc. 15c in brown-orange (28.3.39) plus 'RF' opt. varieties, Cérès de Mazelin proofs of the 1f50c & 1f on 1f30c, some Pétain issues inc. 1f50c booklet (L'Ecole Universelle - exploded), 30c Laval forgery, 1942 Volunteers airmail stamps mint & used (8), sheet (25) Vichy charity labels etc. An interesting lot. (Qty.)

£200

2164

1939-59 Mint collection of commemoratives on album leaves with a good degree of completion for the period including all the National Relief Fund sets and an imperforate set of the 1957 set in unissued colours. Fair to fine. (Few 100's).

£150

2165

1945-48 Marianne de Gandon Issue: Album housing a selection of fine épreuves de luxe of the 1945 2f40c, 3f, 4f, 5f, 6f (both), 10f & 15f plus 1948 complete set inc. 2f50c préo; also a range of 32 coins daté to 100f (2), shades, varieties etc. inc. 'short' stamps on covers (3). (Qty.)

£250

2166

1870 SIEGE OF PARIS BALLOON MAIL - Le Tourville: Printed Ballon Monté letter-sheet (25 December!) carried by Le Tourville, addressed to Boulogne, franked by 20c Siege Issue cancelled by Paris Star 6 with Rue Montaigne Christmas Day c.d.s.; written in English, the letter discusses the food situation in the City - the writer was offered a guinea-pig for 12 francs! Also a selection of unused balloon stationery inc. an example of Lettre-Journal No.14. (7 items).

£150

2167

1870 SIEGE OF PARIS BALLOON MAIL - "Le Daguerre": Agence Havas News sheet (11 Nov./French) endorsed "ballon monté" & addressed to Beaune; Paris c.d.s. (6e/11 Nov. 70) but stamp removed. Torn around seal, otherwise fine; scarce.

£120

2168

1870 SIEGE OF PARIS BALLOON MAIL - "Le Lavoisier": Flimsy envelope addressed to St. Gallen, Switzerland franked by 30c tied by indistinct Paris star 2 with c.d.s. of Rue St. Lazare nearby plus uncommon small boxed "PD" mark in red; the revesre has arrival c.d.s. of geneva (28 Dec.) & S. Gallen (29 Dec.). Small faults but an unusual item.

£90

2169

1870 SIEGE OF PARIS BALLOON MAIL - "Le Fulton": Gazette des Absents No 3 addressed to Tours with 20c blue cancelled by Paris star 15 & Rue Bonaparte c.d.s. (6e/30 Oct. 70) alongside; unclear c.d.s. - possibly 3 November. A chatty, personal letter, repaired internally, otherwise fine.

£75

2170

1870 SIEGE OF PARIS BALLOON MAIL - "Le Washington": Printed "Ballon Monté" letter sheet franked by 20c blue with Paris star "3" cancellation & Place de la Madeleine c.d.s. (3e/8 Oct. 70) addressed to Nantes; the correspondent, writing to his parents, gives a clear picture of the City besieged by "Ces Messeurs les Prussians". A little grubby & with one or two small faults.

£60

2171

AIR MEETINGS: Selection of attractive covers inc. 1920 Buc Meeting cover to Paris with optd. Guynemer label tied by special c.d.s. plus s/l BUC-MEETING/SEINE ET OISE; also souvenir cards & covers with special cancellations from Meetings at Bourges (1922), Amiens (1923), Rouen (1923) & Vincennes (1924) - the last three with complete sets of souvenir labels. An attractive lot. (6 covers).

£150

2172

AIR MEETINGS: 1923 Rouen Meeting labels set of 6 on cover with 25c sower franking, all with ROUEN/AVIATION c.d.s. cancellations (23.9.23); also a similar cover with the 1924 Vincennes Meeting labels set (6) plus sowers, tied by the VINCENNES-AVIATION* c.d.s. (9.6.24). In addition, three PPCs featuring early aeroplanes inc. 1909 RP example showing Blériot's landing at Dover. An attractive lot. (5 items).

£75

2173

1926-39 Collection of First Flight & commercial airmail covers in an album inc. 1928 card with s/l 'De Paris (Le BOURGET)/MARSEILLE' and BOURGET-AVIATION c.d.s., 1936 boxed LETTRE TRANSPORTÉE.EXCEPTIONELLEMENT PAR AVION, Salon covers to Saigon & Dakar, FFCs to Turin, New York, Dahomey, USA, Internal Night Flights etc. Also three covers bearing the 1935 SS 'Normandie' stamp inc. 1936 pale blue. An interesting lot. (31 covers).

£180

2174

'ILE DE FRANCE' CATAPULT MAIL: 1929 (19 Aug.-4th day of service) Registered cover franked with 10f Merson & Pasteur 1f50c pair cancelled by LE HAVRE A NEW-YORK/A octagon and with corresponding reg'n label and v.fine 'Transit Aérienne/Catapulte Ile de France/Aout 1929/Pilote Demergue' with pilot's signature. Also a cover addressed to France with 10f & 50c franking cancelled by the NEW-YORK AU HAVRE/B octagon of the return trip and two illustrated AC Roessler 'Ship to Shore' covers to NYork. (4 covers).

£220

2175

'DRAGON DE L'ANNAM' CRASH COVER: 1929 (15 Feb.) reg'd cover addressed to the Police Commissioner at Nam-Dinh, franked by Orphans 5f+1f pair plus 1f50c Sinking Fund [Yv 232 / 251] with scarce large c.d.s. POSTE AERIENNE*FRANCE-INDOCHINE* - one of only 542 covers to receive this cancellation on the flight; v.fine strike of the RAID INTERROMPU/PAR ACCIDENT h.s. An attractive cover with unusual franking.

£120

2176

1930 INTERNATIONAL AIR EXHIBITION: Registered cover posted at the Exhibition (12.11.30) to the USA franked with Airmail 1f50c carmine pair, 1f50c blue (not perfins) plus 50c sower and with three fine publicity labels, all with special large cancellation. Also two of the three special numbered postcards with 1f50c blue frankings - scarce and attractive. (3 items).

£150

2177

1935 South America First Flight special postcard (soft corner crease) with 8f total franking and v.fine boxed RAID INTERROMPU cachet; also an unaddressed 1930 Costes & Bellonte cover with Sinking Fund set cancelled by PARIS 84-B hexagons and with Paris-N.York FF cachets, accompanied by fine RP postcard featuring the pilots and 'Point d'Interrrogation'. (3 items).

£60

2178

10f S.ATLANTIC FLIGHT ISSUE ON COVER: 1936 (14 Nov.) cover to Argentina franked with 10f South Atlantic Flight [Yv 321], 5f Mont St Michel & 3f50c Air with Paris cancellations; scarce commercial usage.

£180

2179

50f BANKNOTE COVER: 1938 (18 April) registered airmail cover to Bratislava franked by corner marginal copy of the 50f blue & pink 'banknote' airmail) with Strasbourg c.d.s. and s/l DEPOSÉ AU GUICHET griffe. Small hinge (?) adherance on face of stamp and slightly dusty edge of envelope should be cleanable. Attractive.

£180

2180

BELGIUM/ERQUELINES: 1865-80 Group of ELs and postcards with a range of c.d.s. types in black, blue and red incl. railway T.P.O. entries of Brigades A, B, D, F & G with some attractive covers. (9).

£80

2181

BELGIUM/GIVET: 1833-76 Range of covers and postcards with very good to very fine strikes incl. the boxed black "BELGIQUE/PAR/GIVET" on a pair of letters (paid and unpaid respectively), the paid one also bearing oval "5/A·E·D" h.s., plus c.d.s. types and single examples of the Toubcoing (1848) and Maubeuge (1877) c.d.s. entries. (9 covers).

£90

2182

BELGIUM/LILLE: 1832-78 Range of ELs and postcards with fine strikes incl. 3 examples of the boxed "BELGIQUE/PAR/LILLE, one also with very fine oval "8/A·E·D" and another with scarce blue rayon h.s. plus several different types of c.d.s. entries.. An interesting lot. (11 covers).

£120

2183

BELGIUM/VALENCIENNES: 1832-68 Boxed and c.d.s. types incl. red double-framed "BELGIQUE/PAR/VALENCIENNES" [N76/77] (4 - one very fine, the others fine), the single-framed mark in black, the large c.d.s. types [N568 &570] and various other c.d.s. entries in black, red and blue plus interesting varieties of rayon and other transit marks. (17 covers).

£150

2184

HOLLAND/SEDAN: 1830 (22 Feb.) EL from Bouillon to Chartres with two strikes of the scarce boxed "PAYS·BAS/PAR/SEDAN" [N173] and the oval "10/A·E·D" in black; small ink stain does not detract from the appeal of an attractive and scarce cover.

£120

2185

GREECE AND RUMANIA: 1855-76 Trio of covers , two with Hermes head adhesives (301 & 801), showing fine strikes of the uncommon Marseille 1 & 2 c.d.s. [N823 & 826] plus blue type 16 "GRECE/ST. MICHEL 2" [N829] plus an 1880 postcard from Galat (Rumania) with fine blue "ROUMANIE AVRIC./...PARIS" ambulant entry entry c.d.s. [N1044]. (4 items).

£70

2186

ITALY - NAPOLEONIC PERIOD: 1808 EL with mainly fine strike of the scarce circular "BUREAU FRANÇAIS/ROME" and very fine two line "ROME/PAR GENES" [N219] plus 1807 EL with very fine s/l "VIGEVANO" and "L.I./MILANO" of equal quality. An attractive pair.

£60

2187

KINGDOM OF ITALY: 1808-13 Group of ELs with mainly fine strikes of the elusive s/l "RAUME D'ITALIE...." h.s. incl. those for Chambery [N208], Gènes [N209], Plaisance [N212], Turin [N213 & 214] and Verceil [N215]; one is to a member of the Grimaldi family concerning the French assault on Vienna and most have Italian town h.s. A fine assembly of difficult material. (7 covers).

£220

2188

ITALY/ANTIBES: 1818-34 Selection of ELs with fine strikes of the boxed "ITALIE/ PAR ANTIBES" h.s. in red and black [N141-144 inclusive] with ancillary marks incl. "Consul Général/de France à Gènes" franchise mark, the oval "1/A·E·D" (3) and boxed "1/A·E·J·F" (good only) h.s.; one encloses an 1832 Bill of Lading for a cargo of olive oil from Nice. (8 covers).

£130

2189

ITALY/GRENOBLE & PONT DE BEAUVOISIN: 1821-8 Trio of ELs from Chambery, Moncalieri and Aiguebelle with fine strikes of the boxed "ITALIE/PAR/GRENOBLE" [N146 & 7] and CS1R" or "CS2R" rayon h.s. plus 1822-38 ELs (12) with strikes ranging from very good to very fine of the boxed "ITALIE/P. LE PONT-DE/BEAUVOISIN" [N148, N150-4 inclusive & N156] with good range of transit and charge marks incl. a fine (albeit overstruck) oval "9/A·E·D" in red.. A colourful selection. (15 covers).

£180

2190

LUXEMBOURG: 1853 Wrapper with fine strike of the scarce "LUXEMBOURG/ ROUSSY-LE-VILLAGE" c.d.s. in red [N905] plus two postcards (1876 & 9) with (respectively) Avricourt T.P.O. in red and scarce blue Paris entry [N907]. An attractive and elusive trio.

£60

2191

NETHERLANDS MISCELLANY: 1820-79 Range of entry marks on covers and postcards incl. boxed "PAYS-BAYS...." types for Givet (2), Lille and Valenciennes (black & red) and "HOLLANDE/PAR/VALENCIENNES" with horizontal double lines to frame plus a good range of c.d.s. types in black, red and blue incl. T.P.O.s. An intriguing lot. (17 covers).

£180

2192

RAILWAYS: 1859-80 Range of T.P.O. c.d.s. types for various lines incl. scarce 1859 "BELG.V.ERQUELINES/C" on attractive 40c cover to Paris and many other elusive marks, mainly on stamped covers. (14 covers).

£150

2193

SCANDINAVIA: 1858-80 Range of unstamped ELs and postal stationery cards from Denmark (2), Norway (3) and Sweden (4) showing fine strikes of various Erquelines aand Quievrain railway entry marks incl. 2 examples of the uncommon "NORWEGE ERQUELINES 2o" [N932] and a very fine "SUEDE/AMB.ERQUELINES A" [N1106]. An interesting selection. (9 covers).

£130

2194

MILITARY - GERMAN OCCUPATION OF ALSACE-LORRAINE, 1870-71: Pair of covers franked with German Occupation issue stamps inc. 1870 Christmas Day letter to London with 10c x 3 (reversed burelage, one creased) cancelled by Strassburg c.d.s. (25.12.70) - the letter details life under the German Occupation, POWs, relief work, etc. Also another (17 May 1871) EL to Lausanne franked with 5c & 10c (2) stamps cancelled by single-ring c.d.s. of Barr. An interesting pair. (2 covers).

£60

2195

MILITARY - WWI FRENCH RECONQUEST OF ALSACE: 1915-18 Group of stamped covers, mainly to Switzerland, with c.d.s. cancellations of Dannemarie, Massevaux, Moosch, Thann & Wesserling - the Offices opened for civilians by the invading French Army. A number have strikes in violet or green of the oval '52' or '52*' military censor h.s., circular 'CONTROLE POSTALE', boxed 'CONTROLE' or 'OUVERT PAR/L'AUTORITE MILITAIRE' h.s. Also two PPCs showing the French victory parade in Mulhouse and POWs marching through the town a few months later. An interesting lot for further research. (29 covers & 2 PPCs).

£100

2196

EARLY LIGNE MARKS, 1845-52: A fine variety of c.d.s. ligne backstamps inc. Rouen (1 & 2), Havre (1 & 2 and (1) & (2)), Valenciennes (2), Chateauroux (1), Boulogne (1 & 2 plus another struck on the front of an EL), Tours (1 & (1)), Nantes (2), Lyon (2), Quievrain (2) on cover with Calais (1) mark plus Strasbourg a Bale (No1 & No2). A good lot. (18 covers).

£180

2197

CACHETS DE ROUTE, 1848: Fine strikes (for these) of the blue cachets struck at the Paris Central office to direct mail to the appropriate railway routing inc. BORDEAUX L. DE CHATEAUX, COURRIERS SPx L DU HAVRE & RENNES LIGNE DE TOURS; these marks are very scarce, being recorded for approximately six months in 1848. Also a pair of covers, 1852-53 with fine backstamps RETARD-DU-CONVOI-PARIS & RETARD DU COURRIER-PARIS. An interesting group. (5 covers).

£120

2198

'BOITE' MARKS, 1852-55: Group of covers, three with 20c stamps, with fine strikes of these scarce marks used on mail cleared from Station postboxes by the TPO teams inc. 'NANTES-BOITE' AMB 1 & 2 (2) plus a 'normal' Nantes-Paris ambulant cover; also a pair of (unstamped) covers with fine strikes of the scarce 'BOITE GARE TOURS' c.d.s. Bau AMBt 1 & 2. Highly rated by Pothion and seldom seen. (6 covers)

£150

2199

BUREAUX AMBULANTS, 1854-75: Selection of covers with a fine range of ambulant c.d.s. and lozenge obliterations for both day & night services, virtually all are clear strikes on the fronts of the covers with many items of interest noted inc. oval 'BM' on Lyon-Paris ambulant cover (1874), 'AMB. CETTE A TARBES' entry mark (1868), a pair of unstamped covers with hollow-figure '30' charge marks etc. An interesting group. (54 items).

£300

2200

REGISTERED MAIL, 1860-68: Trio of covers with fine cachets descriptif of Calais-Paris TPO brigades CPC, CPE & CPG on the reverse, two with additional wax seals; also a scarce 1860 receipt for a registered item received on the Bordeaux à Bayonne ambulant at Luz St Sauveur. Uncommon material. (4 items).

£100

2201

'LE HAVRE A PARIS' SCARCE EXPERIMENTAL DATESTAMPS: 1866 (29 March) cover to Switzerland with very fine strike of the very scarce experimental octagonal datestamp (Brigade F) on the front, the stamps cancelled by baton 'HP1o' lozenge. Also a 1866 (7 June) mourning cover with a fine strike of the scarce experimental 'LE HAVRE A PARIS 1o/BRIG.D' datestamp with internal octagon, again on the front of the cover. Both are described by Pothion as 'rare'. A fine pair. (2 covers).

£150

2202

RARE EXPERIMENTAL DATESTAMP, 'PARIS A STRASBOURG': 1866 (18 Aug.) Cover ex Rio de Janeiro to Nancy with (on reverse) a fine strike of the rare experimental single-ring 'PARIS A STRASBOURG 2o/A' with central s/l date [Pothion indice 28 - in use, April-September, 1866]; alongside is a fine 'RIO JANEIRO/PAQ.FRA.No 1'.

£100

2203

BUREAUX AMBULANTS, 1870-76: Selection of covers & cards, the stamps cancelled by ambulant c.d.s. inc. a scarce red strike (1891) of the Type I PARIS A MODANE with baton date slug and some uncommon lines noted; also a striking, scarce 4pp PTT quarterly return (1885) for Brigade B of the Paris-Nantes ambulant with a complete set of handstamp impressions. (18 covers, 2 PPCs & a document).

£120

2204

RAPIDES & SPÉCIALS, 1875-1937: Selection of covers & cards with express service cancellations inc. 1880s ondulé c.d.s. of the Lyon-Marseille, Marseille-Lyon, Bordeaux-Paris, Cette-Bordeaux & Bordeaux-Cette lines plus the scarce LYON MARS.RAPIDE (Brigades A & C); additionally, a range of Type II ondulés and Type III c.d.s. & octagons. Also a small study (6) of the MARSEILLE A LYON/SPÉCIAL cancellation, 1892-1912 inc.Types I (2 - one with baton date slug) & II (4 - day & night services). Unusual material. (20 items).

£80

2205

BUREAUX AMBULANTS, 1889-1913: Type II cancellations on covers & cards inc. PARIS A LA MEDITERRANEE/D & MONTCENIS A MACON/A used as transit marks plus a fine selection of (mainly) PPCs with fine strikes of uncommon datestamps noted, many with various brigades & aller/retour versions represented. A good lot. (51 items).

£100

2206

ÉTRANGER CANCELLATIONS, 1902-10: Group of PPCs with c.d.s. marks of lines handling substantial amounts of foreign mail inc. PARIS A ERQUELINES ETRANGER J (3 inc. inverted J) & I [Po 975] used as a transit mark or cancellation, plus a Type III octagonal PARIS A ERQUELINES 1o ETRANGER 1* [Po 976]. Also a pair of cards with Type I PARIS A AVRICOURT ETRANGER/A transit and Type III AVRICOURT A PARIS ETRANGER/D c.d.s. An interesting lot. (7 cards).

£90

2207

DIRECTION DES AMBULANTS, 1903-70: Group of covers & cards with various ambulant HQ c.d.s. cancellations inc. 1908 GARE DE LILLE-ANBULANT/D [sic], v.fine blue strike of Don DES BUREAUX AMBts DE LA LIGNE DU NORD (1903), EST/BUREAUX AMBULANTS (1903), 1970 Postal Training School cover with AMBULANTS COURS/* c.d.s. etc. Scarce material. (11 items).

£75

2208

BUREAUX AMBULANTS Type III DATESTAMPS, 1905-53: Selection of covers & cards with fine strikes of the large octagonal (day) datestamps (14) inc. unrecorded LYON A GRENOBLE/A (1906) and circular night service d.s. with scarcer marks noted inc PARIS A BRUXELLES, ANGERS AU MANS, CALAIS A THIONVILLE, BRIOUDE A MOULINS etc. plus a small group of post-WWII examples to c1970. (60 items).

£150

2209

EXPERIMENTAL DATESTAMPS, 1912-30: 1912 PPC with German model large 'bridge-type' c.d.s. of MACON/A LYON and 1913 barred circle DUNKERQUE A ARRAS c.d.s. again on the front of a PPC. Also a 1930 15c printed matter rate env. with large ondulé PARIS A MONTARGIS/A with incorrectly-set dateline. Superb strikes of these scarce experimental marks. (3 items).

£150

2210

MARQUES ANNEXES: Selection of cards & covers c1925-51 inc. 1940-41 pair with s/l RETOUR/A L'ENVOYEUR/EST (or T.P.2), and a selection of straight-line griffes (9) or indices de brigade alphabetic h.s. (8 inc. a rapide) used as cancellations; also a 1948 PTT form 165 showing the usual use of the latter. Unusual material. (20 items).

£150

2211

ALSACE-LORRAINE, 1922-63: Type III cachets on covers & cards inc. the 'international' BALE A LUXEMBOURG 1o (1922), SAVERNE A MOLSHEIM 2o (1928), MOYEUVRE GRANDE A METZ/1o (1933), SCHLESTADT-MOLSHEIM-STRASBOURG 1o (1924), STRASBOURG-MOLSHEIM-SELESTAT 1o (1932) etc. Uncommon material. (8 items).

£50

2212

MISCELLANY, 1908-49: Fine Air France cover addressed to Canton with three fine strikes of the scarce Daguin cancellation of the Lyon-Marseille-Avion ambulant - the only duplex cancellation used by the Railway services - advertising the first airmail service to China. Also French cards with Swiss ambulant datestamps (2), a 1916 KGV 1d franked card written at Marseilles with MODANE A PARIS c.d.s., a scarce envelope porte-timbre with PARIS A NIORT 2o c.d.s. and a 1949 card with Paris-Calais c.d.s. & s/l PAQUEBOT h.s. (6 items).

£60

2213

BUREAUX DES GARES, 1867-76: A fine selection of clearly struck station datestamps on covers & cards inc. oval BM marks in conjunction with c.d.s. station marks of Narbonne, Lisieux & the very scarce Mosempron-Libos (the last is very fine), attractive 1871 combination franking (5c Napoléon & 20c Cérès) from Besancon, Gare de Gray with boîte rurale U h.s. etc. (30 items).

£150

2214

BUREAUX DES GARES - MISCELLANY, 1875-1984: NEVERS/B.GARE c.d.s. with accompanying 2654/BG lozenge cancellation on 1875 cover plus a further cover from that year with NERONDES/V.SAIN ondulé c.d.s. and 2654/BG cancellation. Also a fine strike of the scarce GARE DU HAVRE ondulé datestamp on 1892 card, TULLE-GARE (1930), PARIS ST LAZARE/PAQUEBOTS machine cancellations (2), official registered covers 1951-84 (4), blue CHANTILLY GARE c.d.s. (2) etc. An interesting lot. (17)

£90

2215

BUREAUX DES GARES, 1879-1990: An impressive, comprehensive collection of covers & cards, housed in two large folders, with c.d.s. & machine cancellations of provincial French railway stations (no Paris), the large majority being pre-1950; most are fine strikes on PPCs and show the development of individual station's marks. Many interesting & unusual items noted inc. Sage 25c black on red cover with fine GARE DE MONTPELLIER c.d.s. (1879), 1942 POW card, WWII Zone cards, the distinctive MULHOUSE GARE c.d.s. of the 1920s (2) etc. Many of the PPCs are attractive in themselves, some illustrating railway stations or allied subjects. A very good lot, crying out for further development. (460 items).

£500

2216

BUREAUX DES GARES - FRANCO-SWISS BORDER LINES, 1905-12: Quartet of PPCs with fine strikes of the very scarce s/l griffes of GARE DES HOPITAUX-JOUGNE/(DOUBS) and GARE DES VERRIERE DE JOUX (3 -two types), all with additional Swiss ambulant datestamps. [Pothion rates these at indice 14+]. (4 cards).

£90

2217

BUREAUX DES GARES - STRAIGHT-LINE MARKS, 1911-76: Selection of covers & cards cancelled with the s/l griffes of various stations inc. 1944 German-censored Pétain stationery card to Switzerland with LYON-GARE, boxed P.L.M./ETRANGER AVION (1946), unusual MODANE-GARE/SAVOIE on 1911 card with Station c.d.s. etc. (28 items).

£75

2218

CHAMBON MACHINE CANCELLATIONS, 1912-14: Three PPCs with fine impressions of the scarce, short-lived experimental Chambon machine cancellations of ORLEANS-GARE, REIMS-GARE and the scarce MORCENX-GARE. Difficult to find. (3 cards).

£60

2219

PARIS RAILWAY STATIONS, 1858-1996: A substantial study showing the development of the cancellations of the mainline Paris stations, dealing with each from earliest type to c1996 and covering the Gare de l'Ouest/Montparnasse 1888-1982, Gare de Sud-Ouest/Orléans/Austerlitz 1859-1957, Gare de Lyon/PLM 1858-1996, Gare de l'Est 1858-1995, Gare du Nord Ouest/St Lazare 1895-1996 and the Gare du Nord 1859-1996; also a scarce Gare de la Bastille (1904) and Gare Sainte Anne (1924 reg'd cover). A fascinating lot. (143 items).

£350

2220

COLIS POSTAUX, 1867-1944: 1867 Parcel receipt with boxed STRASBOURG station mark enclosed in original cover, 1875 Chemins de Fer des Charentes advice note ex Jarnac and a group of 1940s SNCF parcel despatch notes from Paris stations, Vierzon, Dijon etc. (much routed through Paris) and with German censorship/customs receipts & h.s.; one of the consignment notes has an SNCF parcel post stamp (3f on 2f70c). Unusual material. (22 items).

£150

2221

CACHETS DE BANLIEU, 1919-45: A scarce assembly of suburban office c.d.s. & machine cancellations introduced from 1919 and used on mail transported by rail from the outskirts of the City to onward destinations via the Paris mainline station: discontinued in 1939. A fine range of cancellations, mainly on postcards, grouped by Paris Station inc. late use of LEVELLOIS PERRET/BANLIEUE N.O. on 1945 POW lettercard to Stalag VB, 1919 American Red Cross card with CHATENAY/BANLIEU S.O., postage due items, 1940 FM cover, censored & registered mail etc. All six sectors are well represented. A difficult lot to assemble today. (68 items).

£200

2222

ENTREPOT MARKS, 1902-83: A substantial & comprehensive collection of covers & cards showing a variety of uncommon entrepot c.d.s. and machine cancellations, used in offices (usually) attached to railway stations. Some unusual items noted inc. ENTREPOT DU CHAU.D'OLERON (1913 & 1924), two Marianne de Muller 25c STO envs. (Evreux & Guingamp), Lourdes Daguin, AGHA ENTREPOT/ALGER (1922), several examples of WWI/1920s Military entrepot marks inc. scarce ENTREPOTS/A.A.O. (Giurgiu, Romania, 1919) etc. An interesting lot which includes a copy of Guillon's 1971 listing of railway offices & its supplement. (115 items).

£150

2223

COURRIERS CONVOYEURS - PRECURSORS, 1852-54: Covers showing very good to very fine strikes of the scarce service intermédiaire c.d.s. - five out of the six services recorded by Pothion; also the Montpellier -Cette convoyeur marks, 1855-57 - different examples used on the fronts of three covers with the 20c stamps cancelled by PC lozenges. In addition, four covers showing the use of bureaux ambulants as entry marks, 1872-79. A good lot. (12 covers).

£150

2224

COURRIERS CONVOYEURS STATIONS, 1868-81: A fine assembly of the scarcer ondulé datestamps with station and line designation, carefully selected for clarity & quality, on a series of covers & cards inc. a scarce example of the cachet cancelling the stamp, contrary to regulations (CHARMES/N.VES 1876), MAUBOURGUEX in blue (1869), BM mark of Collioure, 1878 cover with an unusual combination of different station & ligne types used together etc. A superb group - difficult to find in this quality and number. (62 items).

£400

2225

COURRIERS CONVOYEURS LIGNES (Type I), 1878-1937: A collection of the first type ondulé line datestamps, carefully selected for clarity of strike, on covers & cards - many better PPCs noted - inc. examples of Monaco and Vintimille marks, R.D. & R.G.marks of the Versailles-Paris line, MONTLUCON A GUERET with part of the previous station d.s. date slug (1890), a fine example of LYON A GENEVE (1926) etc. A good lot of these attractive marks. (66 items).

£250

2226

COURRIERS CONVOYEURS LIGNES (Type II), 1893-1945: A substantial collection of fine strikes of the second ondulé datestamp on covers & cards (many better PPCs noted, inc. railway interest) inc. several examples of romain date slugs, blue strikes of BOURG A TRVOUX (1905) & LOUDUN A AIRVAULT (1923), cards carried on Corsican lines (4) etc. An impressive & attractive lot. (149 items).

£250

2227

COURRIERS CONVOYEURS LIGNES Type III, 1905-67: An impressive, substantial assembly of cards & covers struck with fine examples of the final type ondulé cancellation with a number of scarcer types noted inc. Alsace-Lorraine c.d.s. types (3), LE CROISIC A NANTES machine cancellation (1960), German Occupation material inc. censored & POW items, registered covers etc. Although comparatively modern in origin, much of this material is becoming increasingly scarce - a collection of this magnitude would be very difficult to replicate! (174 items).

£320

2228

ROYALTY - Selection of PPCs etc. inc. portraits of Napoléon III, Empress Eugénie & the Prince Imperial, Chislehurst, Farnborough etc. inc. some modern reproductions plus an 1888 autograph of a minor Bonaparte. (44 items).

£50

2229

TELEGRAPH & NEWSPAPER STAMPS, 1868-70: Fine examples of the Telegraph stamps inc. imperf. 25c, perf. 25c, 50c, 1f & 2f (3 - inc. a scarce pair) all fine used with ondulé d.s.; also a group of Newspaper stamps inc. 2c lilac imperf and perforated 2c lilac, blue & rose (2) with typographical cancellations. (13).

£75

2230

BELLE ILE - Early manuscript marques d'origine: 1734 - 36 pair of EL from the same correspondence to Bordeaux, the earlier toned & with worm holes, the later much finer, both with fine m/s 'de belleisle' and '10' charge, slightly affected by light filing creases; rare early marks. (2 covers).

£100

2231

BELLE ILE - WWI P.O.W. Camp: 1914-16 group of covers & cards to/from POWs held on the Island (4) inc. two with PRISONNIER DE GUERRE h.s. in red or black, a third (to another German prisoner held at Morbihan) with superb boxed violet 'VU/par l'interprète du/Dépot des Prisonniers de Guerre/BELLE-ILE' h.s., two items with the Camp Commandant's cachet and a PPC of prisoners peeling potatoes at Willamez Camp, Morbihan. (6 items).

£100

2232

NOIRMOUTIER - PRESTAMP MARKS, 1794-1839: Group of covers with s/l marks inc. scarce, slightly overinked 'P70P/NOIRMOUTIER' to Paris (1798) with additional fine strike of the scarce Phrygian Bonnet 'PP' mark and m/s 'franche de port'; also a scarce registered letter (1808) with fine 'CHARGÉ' & 'P79P/NOIRMOUTIER' h.s. and m/s 'le Reau. des domaines de Noirmoutier'. Also two different s/l '79/NOIRMOUTIER' marks (1794-96) on covers to Paris, one with m/s 'Reffussee vue le port' and fine Type 12 c.d.s. (1 Fevr. 1839) on EL to Chavagues. An interesting lot. (5 covers).

£120

2233

NOIRMOUTIER - WWI CIVILIAN INTERNMENT CAMP: c1915-17 Pair of envs. from German Nationals interned on the Island with flaps endorsed 'Camp des évacuées civils' or 'Internes Civil Kriegsgefangen' and showing fine strikes of the rare boxed 'Dépot d'Étarngers/de/NOIRMOUTIER (Vendée)' or circular 'DÉPOT DISCIPLINAIRE/DE/NOIRMOUTIER' cachets. A scarce pair. (2 covers).

£60

2234

OLERON - PRESTAMP COVERS, 1749-1842: A fine group of ELs showing scarce marks of Oleron inc. fine m/s 'dollaronne' (1749) on EL to Bordeaux, An 12 EL written from St Pierre with fine s/l '16/L'ISLE D'OLERON', 1823 EL to Toulon, written from the Chateau, with fine 'P16P/L'ISLE D'OLERON' and three c.d.s. covers, 1832-42, with Type 13 'L'ISLE D'OLERON, scarce Type 14 'ST PIERRE-D'OLERON' with black boxed 'PP' & Type 15 'CHATEAU D'OLERON'. A good group. (6 covers).

£120

2235

POMEGUES, 1786-1845: An interesting group of disinfected ELs inc. two 1786 letters to Marseille (vinegar staining) headed 'de pomegues', 1823 (4 chisel slits) addressed to Paris with s/l 'COLONIES PAR/MARSEILLES' entry and m/s redirection on reverse, 1845 EL to Marseille (two chisel slits & 'Purifiée à Marseille' h.s.) plus 1843 EL ex Egypt with boxed 'PURIFIÉ/FRIOUL' on reverse. Also a quartet of PPCs of the Chateau d'If with different tourist cachets. (9 items).

£100

2236

ILE DE RÉ - MARQUES D'ORIGINE: 1731 EL to Paris with very fine m/s 'de s martinderé', partially encoded 1743 letter (worn, sellotaped but not stained) ex La Flotte to St Jean d'Angely with fine m/s 'de lIsle de Re' plus a third letter (1772) written 'dans ille de Re' to St Brieuc with fine s/l LA ROCHELLE mark. A fine trio. (3 covers).

£150

2237

ILE DE RÉ - PRESTAMP VILLAGE MARKS, 1796-1831: Group of covers with scarce village marks inc. rare cursive '16/Ars/ST MARTIN-DE-RE' on 1826 EL ex 'Gilleux' to Bordeaux, fine '16/LA FLOTTE' (An 4) on printed letter of authority, plus various ST. MARTIN DE RÉ marks inc. straight-line (1799 & 1825), s/l port payé (1802) and Type 13 c.d.s. (1831) on prepaid cover to Paris. A good lot. (6 covers).

£120

2238

ILE DE RÉ - EARLY STAMPED MAIL, 1851-72: Series of covers, most with 20c stamps, with St Martin covers inc. 1851 Cérès 20c with grille & Type 15 c.d.s., local env. (1851) addressed to Loix with m/s '1' charge, Type 16 c.d.s. (1872) with hollow '40' charge h.s. and 1855 'BAT. A VAP.' c.d.s. on EL ex le Bois. Also 1855-61 trio of covers with scarce c.d.s. marks of Ars-en-Ré, La Flotte (rural box A - Ste. Marie) and Type 22 La Couarde. An interesting lot. (7 items).

£100

FRANCE – WORLD WAR TWO

2239

TWO BINDERS containing a study of the treatment of internal and foreign mail in the period before the German Occupation inc. censorship of 'sensitive' internal mail & incoming letters, mail abroad with censors of Malta, Nairobi & Cairo noted, examples of 5-word card, invoice, registered, AR, pneumatic, express & airmail rates etc. A substantial collection for further development. (86 items).

£180